A tower consisting of five parts modelled on the five elements. It is also called a Gorin Sotoba (Stupa). The five elements are earth, water, fire, wind and space, which are the components of matter, and the rings signify the endowment of all virtues. Thus, Gorin is a collective term for the Earth Ring, Water Ring, Fire Ring, Wind Ring and Sky Ring. They are made in the shapes of a square, circle, triangle, crescent moon and jewel, respectively, and in Japan they have been used as memorial towers for the dead or as grave markers since around the middle of the Heian period. They are generally made of stone, but they can also be made of wood, metal or mud. Incidentally, the five human bodies are made up of five wheels (five wheels and five bodies), and they are considered to be equal to Dainichi Nyorai (Vairocana), so practitioners of esoteric Buddhism practice a form of meditation called Gorin Jōshinkan (a type of meditation). [Abejien] ©Shogakukan "> Examples of Gorinto Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
五大(ごだい)にかたどった5種の部分からなる塔をいう。五輪卒都婆(そとば)(卒塔婆(そとうば))ともいう。五大とは、物質の構成要素である地、水、火、風、空のことであり、輪とはすべての徳を具備するという意味をもつ。したがって五輪とは、地輪、水輪、火輪、風輪、空輪の総称である。それぞれ方、円、三角、半月、宝珠(ほうしゅ)形につくられ、日本では平安時代のなかばごろから死者への供養塔(くようとう)あるいは墓標として用いられた。石造りが一般的であり、木、金属、泥などでつくられもした。ちなみに、人間の五体(ごたい)は五輪からなり(五輪五体)、大日如来(だいにちにょらい)と等しいとみなして、密教の修行者たちは五輪成身観(じょうしんかん)という観法(かんぼう)(禅定(ぜんじょう)の一種)を修した。 [阿部慈園] ©Shogakukan"> 五輪塔の例 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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